... THE APPROACHING GREAT SHOWER OF SHOOTING STARS. THE EID OF THE WORPLD PRIDDIC'ED. LE'. -No. 3. TO wa. EDITOR OF TH BELFAST rx'S-LttB. Sm-The association of the forthcoming great star shower of the Leonids with the predicted de- struction of the -world bh a comet may not per- haps appear to your readers as being quite ger- Mane, and yet, iD the light of what follows, it will I think, be seen ...

... THE METHODIST BAZEAR IN TE GROSVENOR HALL. This bazaar, described as India in Belfast which was opened by the Lady Mayoress (Mrs. 1 Otto Jaff6) on Thursday, was reopened at noon yesterday by Miss Hoey, in the unavoidable | absence of Mrs. W. Abernethy, who bad been announced to perform the ceremony. As pre- | viously reported, the object of the undertaking is to raise :£1,000 in aid of the ...

... A SUNDAY S1HOOL TEACH1ER AND HIS FRIENDS. A well-known Sunday school teacher has told an impressive and interesting story to the representa- tive of a newspaper. As might have been expec- ted, we learn from this paper (the Dean Forest Mercury) that his character is of the highest. He has instructed a successful class, and his word can be thoroughly relied upon. The young man al- luded to is ...

... I IMPERIAL PARLIA IENT. * BY PRIVATE AND ORDINARY WIES. HOUSE OF LORDS, YESTERDAY. The Lordrhgncellor took his seat on the wool- sack at a .quarter-past four o'clock. N EWV BILLS. Earl CARRINGTONT presented a bill to facilitate the provision of allotments by the London County Council, and it was read a first tiihea I A bill presented bv Lord CARXWATH for the reioval of disqualifications of ...

... SALES OF aYORK DIN BELFAST. EOSE3L-RY STRE PFT P R ESB DYT URRL&N CHURCH. Iii conneeliin lritil this churii a sale of .vork in aid of the Zenana iission. was orened in the Leclure ?? veitzerday forenoon. This being the silver jubilee year of the mnissioin, special effort-c had been put forth to nmake tcie sae- a suecess. Thte stalls. whic:h Were dressed witn tile :'rates:zest;,c Iverc stoc-ed ...

... d OREWE DIVISION. Ara a meeting of the Conservative party of Crewe division last nighn a communication wt;v received from the Honourable R. Ward, stating he should n not offer himself for re-election at the close of the present Parlianent. The resignation was accepted. a T~lHE ELLAND DIVISION. .1 Meetings on both sides are increasing, a special feature being the meetings at industrial ...

... COUINTY BWPMl OF BELFAST. I- The improvement comnittee of the Council of this borough mnet at the Town Hall yesterday under the presidency of Alderman Wilson. It was de- cided to have notices served upon the owners of property in the paage between Laburnum Street and Nerwtovwnards Road, and the passage on the south side of Hillview Street, to have them com- pleted, and to recommend the Council ...

... THEM ROYAL LIDENSING COMMISSION. TO TEE EDITOR OF THE BELFST NEWS-LfEMR. Six-At the official nmeeting of ?? Street Methodist Church, held on Monday evening, 13th inst., the ifollow resolntion was unanimumsly passed: -lat we, the circuit quarterly meeting -of the Agnes Street MNethodist Chinch, have read with pleasure the admirable Aeticle which ap- .peandt recent issue of the ' Belfast NewsI ...

... THE NORTH BRITISH RAMWAY DISPUTE. .d CIRCITTLAR BY LORD TEPE.DDAL.E s The Press Association sas the following cir- ; cular was posted last night, to the shareholders of w the North British Railway Company :- Dear Sir In or Madam-I understand a circular has been ad- lS .,dressed to a. number of shareholders of the corn- pony bvr Mr. Henry CGrierson. a, member of the Le Board of Directors, ...

... IOUR LONDON LETTE.Ro BY OUR PRIV.&TH WIRE. BELFAST NSwS-LEfER 017IC 435. STABNDW.C., FRIDAY NIGHT. London Covernment Bill. The debate on the second reading of the London Government Bill to-night was not pitched in a high key on either side. It is a measure intended to consolidate the position of the Unionist party in London, and rightly so. That is what the Radicals dread. For too long the ...

... AXERICA AND THE PHILIPPINES. BOMBARDMENT OF ILOILO. THE TOWN CAPTURED. c HEAVY REBEL LOSSES. Telegraphing from Manila under yesterday's date, a Press Association special correspondent ?? American gunboat Petrel arrived here last niglt with despatehes from General Miller to General Otis, announcing that Iloilo wvas taken by t the combined -wilivaty and naval forces on Saturday morning. General ...

... iIMPERIAL PARJJIA ENAT.| IBY PRIVATE' AND ORDINARY WIREES. HlOUSE OF' LORDS, YESTERDAY. The Lord Charncelldr took his seat at a quairter- pa~st four. BEW BILL. Lord BALvFOUR? introduced a. bill, whvich wvas react a first time, rto amiend the Congested Districts (Scotlan~d) Acts SCOTCHI PUTBLICA LIBRARIES. The Public Libraries (Snooland) Actis Amend- mnent Bill wras, on thie motion of the Earl ...